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Hu-Friedy Expands EverEdge 2.0 Line with After Five Gracey Curette Designs

Friday, March 31, 2017

CHICAGO (March 31, 2016) – Hu-Friedy, a global leader in the manufacturing of dental instruments and products, today announced the addition of the After Five Gracey Curette designs to its line of EverEdge 2.0 hand instruments designed to help clinicians achieve the best clinical outcomes.

Leveraging decades of instrument making experience, Hu-Friedy developed EverEdge 2.0 using a proprietary heat treatment process and enhanced finishing techniques. The optimized steel of EverEdge 2.0 has superior edge retention and wear characteristics that will last the entire life of the instrument. Since it’s not a superficial coating, these characteristics cannot be removed through use or sharpening. EverEdge 2.0 scalers can be resharpened at any point to extend their life and value.

Gracey After Five Curettes feature a terminal shank that is 3 mm longer than a standard gracey and a blade that is 10% thinner allowing for better access to deep pockets and areas with recession.

Understanding the critical importance of scientific evidence in supporting product performance, Hu-Friedy engaged an independent, third-party laboratory specializing in blade technology, CATRA, to evaluate EverEdge 2.0 and several competitive scalers. Two characteristics were tested: sharpness of the scalers when brand new and sharpness after repeated use. The test results show that Hu-Friedy EVEREDGE 2.0 is 72% sharper out of the box than the next closest competitor. After repeated use (500 strokes), EVEREDGE 2.0 remains 50% sharper than the next closest competitor.

A sharper scaler is better because it is more:

Clinically effective since calculus is easily removed, not burnished;

Comfortable for clinicians, causing less hand and wrist fatigue;

Comfortable for patients due to less pressure needed for calculus removal;

EVEREDGE 2.0 instruments are available in the popular original EverEdge diamond-knurled, large-diameter handle, as well as the Resin 8 Colors handle, a lightweight resin handle featuring a color-coded system to easily identify scalers and curettes that correspond to areas of the mouth. The new purple grips allow for easy identification of the EVEREDGE 2.0 scalers in each set-up.

Founded in Chicago in 1908, Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Company, LLC helps dental professionals perform at their best by producing dental instruments and products designed to function as an extension of each practitioner's particular skill. Its products, hand-crafted by highly-skilled artisans, are known for their precision, performance, longevity, reliability and quality. Headquartered in Chicago, Hu-Friedy products are distributed in more than 75 countries and the company maintains offices in Rotterdam, Tuttlingen, Germany, Milan, Shanghai, India and Tokyo.